Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 505 · Decided 8 September 2004
Sri Narayan Saha and ANR. v. State of Tripura
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 505 · [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 213
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 637/2003
- Decided
- 8 September 2004
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 34; Evidence Act Section 118
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Section 376 r/w 34-RapP-Conviction based on testimony of victim-Relying on her evidence, Trial Court convicted the two accused-Appellants-Conviction confirmed by High Court-On appeal, held : If victim is adult and of full understanding, Court is entitled to base conviction on her if delay explained-Statement of doctor, that there was profuse bleeding rendering any definite opinion difficult, inconsequential in view of unimpeached evidence of PW 3-There was also no reason for false implication-Minor discrepancies in testimony of PW3 A B c and her husband rightly
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